McPherson Globe Refiners

McPherson Globe Refiners
McPherson Globe Refiners
Leagues	AAU 1934–1936
Founded	1933
Folded	1937
Arena	McPherson Convention Center, McPherson, Kansas
Capacity	1,000
Team colors	Red, white;
Ownership	Lario Oil & Gas Company
Championships	1936 AAU tournament 1st; 1935 AAU Tournament 2nd; 1936 US Olympic tryouts 2nd

The McPherson Globe Refiners were an amateur basketball team in the 1930s. The Refiners contributed six members to the 1936 United States men's Olympic basketball team, the first team to win the Olympic gold medal.^[1]^[2]

^ Hughes, Rich (2011). Netting Out Basketball 1936. Victoria, BC Canada: FriesenPress. pp. 49–102.
^ Cunningham, Carson (2009). American Hoops: US Men's Olympic Basketball from Berlin to Beijing. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 1–28.

[1] Hughes, Rich (2011). Netting Out Basketball 1936. Victoria, BC Canada: FriesenPress. pp. 49–102.

[:0-2] Cunningham, Carson (2009). American Hoops: US Men's Olympic Basketball from Berlin to Beijing. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 1–28.

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